Window shade and curtain bracket.



G. s. GESSNE'R. WINDOW SHADE AND CFIRTAIN BRACKET; APPLICATIO N FILEDSEPT-H, 191l- 1,259,846. Pmm. 18,1917.

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I INQENTOH Y fia/ya f zjwzr WITNESSES W ATTORNEY GEORGE S. GESSNER, OF SELINSGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentgd DeejlS, 1917,

Application filed September 14, 1917. Serial No. 191,416.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. GnssNnR, a citizen of the United States, resid ng at Selinsgrove, in the county of Snyder and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window Shade and Curtain Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brackets and more particularly to a window shade and curtain bracket, the principal object of the invention being to provide an improved de vice for holding the ends of shade rollers and curtain poles so that they will be properly held in spaced relation from a window casing in front of the window.

sash.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide adjustable supporting members n the form of brackets adapted to maintain their positions by the weight of the pole or roller mounted thereon, and which may be adjusted to the desired position without necessarily removing the curtain pole or window shade roller from their respective brackets.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character that w1ll not injure or mar fine finished material from which the window casing is constructed and which may be easily removed or attached without the necessity of nails, screws, or other similar fastening elements which so often are employed to the deterioration of the wood-work.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a curtain bracket which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction, but durable and Well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevationof a window casing showing my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the device in detail some of the parts being shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the curtain pole bracket.

Referring to the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention and in which like characters of reference indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, the window casing A is of the usual construction and has the side portion exposed to project slightly outwardly from the wall in the usual manner. The top cross piece of the window casing is slightly projected outwardly in the usual manner and thereby provides a ledge 13.-

As shown in detail in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the supporting element includes a rack bar 1 having one edge smooth as indicated at 2 and its opposite edge provided with a series of serrations?) or rack teeth longitudinally spaced along the edge of the bar. The upper end of the bar is bent at right angles to provide a retaining arm 1. the lower edge of which is provided with a series-of teeth or prongs 5 disposed at an angle and projecting toward the vertical bar of the supporting element. Near the opposite end of the bar 1 I have provided a resilient pad 6 which is attached to the bar and may be formed of either rubber, felt or other suitable soft material adapted to engage against the front surface of the window casing to prevent injury or scratching thereof when the device is mounted in place. I

In order to support a curtain pole I have provided a pole retaining element which includes the ferrule 7 fitting around the bar 1 and having an extension 8 projecting from one edge the projection being shaped to form a hook 9 to receive the curtain pole. Interposed between the smooth edge 2 of the bar 1 and the proximate-inner surface of the ferrule 7 is a clamp spring 10 one edge of which is fastened to the ferrule and the opposite edge of which engages the adjacent edge of th bar 1. The curtain shade roller support is shown in cross section in Fig. 2 and the ferrule 7" is constructed in the same manner as the ferrule above described and is provided with a spring 10 to engage the smooth edge of the bar 1 for holding the ferrule in the position shown. Both of the ferrules 7 and 7 of the two different brackets hav their front ends pro vided with lips 11 adaptedto register with the teeth or serrations '3 on the front edge of the bar 1. The springilacts to hold this lip in engagement with t e teeth but permits vertical adjustment of the ferrule when desired. The forward end of the ferrule as indicated clearly in Fig\! 2 of the drawings is disposed at an angle forming a continuation of the lip 11. In this manner the angular face contacts with the face of the angular tooth with which the ferrule engages and, when the spring acts to hold the device in operative position the two angular faces in contact give rigidity to supporting I elements that will prevent movement or play when the brackets are maintaining the shade rollers and curtain poles in applied positions.

As shown in Fig. 1 one of the devices is arranged at each side of the window casing sothat the ends of the shade roller and the curtain p ile may he supported and held in properly spaced relation from the window sash in the usual manner.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durable curtain bracket has been provided, and the details of which embody the preferred form. I desire it to be understood, however, that slight changes in the minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

I claim:

1. A window shade and curtain bracket comprisin a supporting element, means to attach the said supporting element, a pair of ferrules longitudina ly movable on the said element, and provided with a spring engageable with the said element to inain- 85 tain the ferrules in engagement with the element at its opposite side, and a lip formed on each element and contacting with the said opposite side of the latter toretain the ferrule in adjusted position.

2. A window shade and curtainbracket comprising an elongated bar having a smooth edge and its opposite edge pro vided with angularly disposed teeth, a retaining element at one end of the said bar and provided with prongs for supporting the said element, a. pair of ferrules each loosely fitting on the bar and adapted to be longitudinall moved thereover, the inner edge of one side of the ferrule having a spring attached and adapted to engage the said smooth edge of the bar, the opposite inner edge of the ferrule being'disposed at an angle, and a lip provided on the edge of each angularly disposed wall of the ferrule each ferrule to engage the said serrations on the bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

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itnesses CHAS. G. Hannmons, CARRIE M. HENDRICKS.

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